I mess with guitar and ukulele, and I try my best vocally whilst doing so, AND I've done a few open mic nights which've sort of gone down ok.
I also have a few friends who are happy to get together now and again to make a noise with me, - even to the extent of hiring a rehearsal studio and being a 'band' for a few hours at a time - but NONE of them want to 'perform' in front of an audience; however small.
I know what we take from our music is (and should be) personal to each of us, but I really feel I'd like to get out there and 'do a few bits' publically with someone(s) else, but no matter where I've tried to find such a partner(s) - online searches, local clubs, etc., no one my age seems to be interested in anything apart from getting together privately in one of our homes and having a 'sing-song' there.
Has anyone here suffered with same, did you solve the 'problem', and how?
I also have a few friends who are happy to get together now and again to make a noise with me, - even to the extent of hiring a rehearsal studio and being a 'band' for a few hours at a time - but NONE of them want to 'perform' in front of an audience; however small.
I know what we take from our music is (and should be) personal to each of us, but I really feel I'd like to get out there and 'do a few bits' publically with someone(s) else, but no matter where I've tried to find such a partner(s) - online searches, local clubs, etc., no one my age seems to be interested in anything apart from getting together privately in one of our homes and having a 'sing-song' there.
Has anyone here suffered with same, did you solve the 'problem', and how?